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Network Control for Windows
“D-Link Network Control” is part of the Driver Installation Packages available for
Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. This program displays the
current configuration and status of the DGE-550SX network adapter. Predominantly, it
helps to perform the following tasks:
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Configuration of the network adapters and their corresponding ports
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Monitoring of the status of the network adapters installed
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Establishment of Virtual LANs (VLANs)
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Building of teams and enabling of link aggregation according to IEEE 802.3ad
To start the “D-Link Network Control” go to
Start > Settings > Control Panel >
D-Link Network Control
. The various tabs contain trees showing the currently
installed network adapters and their configuration:
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The “Adapter” tab displays the network adapters available in your system with
their corresponding ports. It also shows the ports which have been configured as
VLANs. This tab only serves as an overview. For configuration, select one of the
other tabs.
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The “Virtual LAN” tab lists all configured VLANs along with the corresponding
ports and the ports which may be bound by VLANs.
In this tab, you can add, remove, and configure VLANs, and set VLAN specific
parameters.
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The “Team” tab shows all links or ports which may be aggregated in a team or
have already been aggregated to form a team.
In this tab, the user can add, remove, rename, and configure teams.
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The “Protocol” tab shows all entities (port, VLAN, Team) and the protocols, which
have been bound to these entities.
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The “Power Management” tab shows the current power management settings of
all installed network adapters.
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The “Statistics” tab lists statistic values, e.g. Transmit Packet OK (XMIT OK).
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The “Sensors” tab (if applicable) shows the values of the voltage and temperature
sensors.
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The “Specifications” tab lists fixed values during operating time, e.g. Hardware
Revision, Software version, Max. Frame Size
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The “Support” tab provides information on how to reach the D-Link Technical
Support.
